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Nicholas Cage

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Nicholas Cage

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Nicolas Kim Coppola (English: Nicolas Kim Coppola, January 7, 1964 -), stage name Nicolas Cage (English: Nicolas Cage), American actor and producer. Italian-American, born in Long Beach, California, his uncle is director Francis Coppola and his aunt is Taelia Sher. He entered the film industry at the age of 17. In order to avoid working in the shadow of his uncle's halo, he changed his surname to "Cage". After starring in films such as "Grease," "Young Dance," and "Moonstruck," he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for "Leaving Las Vegas" in 1995. Since then, he has starred in many movies, including "The Last of Us", "In the Air", "The Two and a Half", "The Miracle", "The Last Man" series, "Lord of War", "Ghost Rider", "The Man", "The Road to Nowhere", etc., many of which have gained cult status due to Cage's unique acting skills.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
United States
Born
1964-01-07
Wikidata
Q42869
Occupations actormovie actorfilm directorfilm producervoice actorcharacter actorscreenwritertelevision producerexecutive producerTV hostdirectorwriter
Aliases Nicolas CageNicolas Kim CoppolaNicholas CageNicholas CageNicholas CageNicolas CageNicholas Cage

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